Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 146 Indistinguishable
Under normal circumstances, in a series, as long as it is not the time for the last stand, few coaches will keep changing the starting lineup.Indeed, whether the team lives or dies depends on this trembling. No matter how hard or tired they are, they have to grit their teeth to finish this round of the series, or they will have to go on vacation early.Both McMillan and Adelman thought so, so they sent the same starter again in Game [-].

This time, the red color of the field replaced the previous red and white colors of the Blazers. The fans with red paint on their faces howled and used all the methods they could think of to mark their territory. This is Houston, this is Toyota. The center is the home court of the Rockets.In the playoffs, every team’s home court has become the devil’s home court, and the fans are doing their best to make noise for the visiting team, knocking on inflatable sticks when the opponent’s players make free throws, and it looks like you’re going to make a free throw. look.Fans are one of the purest people in the world. They only want to make the team better, and they never care who their actions will hinder.Ye Feng said that this is normal, because the fans of the Trail Blazers did the same thing, and the Rockets also received the same treatment in the Rose Garden Arena in Portland.

The score was tight, and the two head coaches failed to come up with anything new. The time for testing has passed. Now the Rockets and the Trail Blazers are like warriors who don't even use swords. Attack opponents to see who is more likely to collapse.The Blazers turned into a weakened version of a center + four shooters. Blake, Roy and Ye Feng frequently fired from outside the three-point line. In the distance, Oden basically has no right to shoot. His most important task is to grab rebounds and put the grabbed balls into the basket by the way.

The Rockets played inside-out tactics, and the players were happy to pass the ball from the outside to the inside, and then let the inside pass out.The deterrence of Yao Ming and Scola in the interior is not just for fun, and these two people are also good at getting rid of defenders with their feet, which forced the Blazers to have someone go up to defend.It's a pity that the Rockets didn't have the desire to shoot wildly from outside the three-point line from the beginning. This is a strange thing for the team under Adelman. It seems that only continuous shooting, shooting and shooting are their True color.In the first quarter of the entire team, only Battier took two shots from outside the three-point line and hit a goal. Even Brooks, who became the team's scoring leader in the first two games, failed outside the three-point line. Not his style.

In fact, the reason why the Rockets don't shoot three-pointers is because they can't find a chance to shoot from the outside. Battier's two shots only created a small shot space in the bottom corner through continuous conduction, and he was able to hit. It has been proven that he is an excellent 3D player.Before the start of the game, McMillan specifically emphasized the importance of defense. He hoped that his players would turn into hungry wolves on the field at the Toyota Center, frantically surrounding opponents and not giving them any chance to shoot. .Ye Feng and Blake carried out the instructions of the head coach very successfully, only Roy was a bit distressed, because Battier was a serious small forward, but he was forced into the second position by Adelman. There's no way his physique can stop this guy.Fortunately, Battier put most of his energy on the defensive end, and only shot three-pointers from outside the three-point line when attacking, so Roy didn't look so embarrassed.

When the two sides replaced the bench lineup, the Blazers suddenly started to exert force. Fernandez fired frequently from the outside. The Rockets' backup point guard Lowry was 13 centimeters shorter than him, and there was no way to stop this guy's three-pointer.Fortunately, Landry relied on his strong athletic ability and undead style to dig inside, and forced to rely on mid-range shooting and second offense to keep the Rockets alive. Otherwise, Adelman could only replace the starting lineup in advance to fill the hole. .This is the most common situation in the playoffs. Neither side can do anything to the other, not to mention that they are only the fourth in the West and the fifth in the West. Strictly speaking, the strengths of the two sides are about the same.

Dayao was obviously a little tired, and his substitute Hayes had no contribution at all after he came on the field, so Adelman had to let him run on the field for a longer period of time.But now Oden has learned how to behave. Not only can he stand behind Yao Ming, but he even occasionally goes around the front to defend, directly cutting off the ball passed from Brooks to the inside.Dayao had no choice but to give Scola the right to shoot inside, while he concentrated on rebounding.

Ye Feng didn't have time to pay attention to the situation of his fellow villagers, because he was still trying to deal with Artest.This brainless guy has obviously been warned by his own coach. He showed an illogical calmness in this game, which made Ye Feng have to guess if he was a counterfeit. Small tricks still exist, plus this is the Rockets' home court, the so-called home whistle is not completely non-existent.After all, as long as the referee calls a penalty that is unfavorable to the home team, no matter whether it is justified or not, he must always accept the unanimous criticism of the fans on site.

However, Ye Feng has improved compared to before. He no longer let Roy handle the ball alone, and he also took part of the responsibility of organizing the offense.At this time, it reflects the benefits of the Blazers having three ball-holding points.Blake can be used as a transition. Ye Feng and Roy need to have ideas and skills. While supporting each other, they can also quickly find the loopholes in the opponent's defense and then use them.Of course, the Rockets also have two outside ball-holding points, but Artest's organizational skills are close to none. What he likes most is to run around with the ball until he hits the basket and then throws the ball in.

Every player on both teams did their best, including the two head coaches on the bench.Although one is a gray-haired old man and the other is a black man in his prime, there is no such thing as mercy on the basketball court. Even if they can let the winner buy the loser a drink after the game, they must be willing to treat the loser on the court. Meet each other.The Blazers focus on the outside, and the Rockets focus on the inside. The two sides seem to have no problem with each other, but they just happen to be able to stumbling each other in what they are good at. Whether it is Artest, Battier or Oden, they all gritted their teeth. Focusing on the opponent's dominant area, he dare not relax a bit.

Judging from the first three quarters, perhaps this is how the tug-of-war was born in many cases.

(End of this chapter)